James Rubin

James Rubin was CoinDesk's Co-Managing Editor, Markets team based on the West Coast. He has written and edited for the Milken Institute, TheStreet.com and the Economist Intelligence Unit, among other organizations. He is also the co-author of the Urban Cyclist's Survival Guide. He owns a small amount of bitcoin.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Hovers Near $23K; Why AI Tokens Are on a Months-Long Tear

ALSO: Shaurya Malwa writes that institutional investment has made a compelling argument for AI-related protocols; LDO jumps after a tweet by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong.

Bitcoin was hovering near $17.3K. (Oliver Furrer/Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Dips Into Red but Holds Strong Above $23.5K

ALSO: CoinDesk analyst Glenn Williams Jr. highlights the spike in crypto trading activity following the U,S. central bank's interest rate hike.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Is Bitcoin's Ride Past $24.1K a Stopping Point or Sign of Further Gains?

ALSO: Shaurya Malwa writes that Waves’ decision to abandon the stablecoin model underlines a decline in this sector stemming from the terraUSD implosion and other debacles.

Bitcoin traveled past $24.1K at one point following the Fed's interest rate announcement. (Getty Images)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Amazon’s Web3 Foray Will Be a Compliance Nightmare; Bitcoin Tops $23.9K

The retail giant’s initiative, especially in NFTs, may force some regulatory clarity for digital assets. Cryptos surge in Sunday trading.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Cryptos Shrug Off Latest US Productivity, Jobs Data; Bitcoin Hovers at $22.9K

ALSO: Sam Reynolds considers litecoin's strong performance over the past year compared to bitcoin and ether. The first altcoin has been operating largely out of the spotlight.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Tops $23.7K in Wednesday Comeback

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization regained ground lost in a late Tuesday swoon. ALSO: Laguna Labs CEO Stefan Rust discusses Genesis and bitcoin's short-term prospects in a CoinDesk Q&A.

Bitcoin and other assets rose on Tuesday. (Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto Markets Today: Layer 1 Blockchain Token Aptos Reaches Record High

Also: Most major cryptos were in the red, but Axie Infinity’s AXS token continued to rally. Equity indexes were flat.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Seesaws Above and Below $23K Again

The largest cryptocurrency has been holding steady near this threshold as investors remain hopeful about inflation and the economy.

Blockchain is at a pivot moment, said CMCC Global's Charlie Morris. (Pascal Bernardon/Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Asia: Ether Prices Fall Relative to Bitcoin

The ETH/BTC currency pair has declined 8% since Jan. 11 as the price increase in bitcoin has been more pronounced than ether’s; BTC hovers near $23K in Monday trading.

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Finance

Binance Says Signature Bank Won’t Support Transactions for Crypto Exchange Customers of Less Than $100K

The crypto-friendly bank has been reducing its involvement in digital asset markets in recent weeks, part of the ongoing fallout from recent crypto industry debacles.

Signature Bank CEO Joseph DePaolo (Signature Bank)